UGA preseason practice report: Scrimmage No. 2

Saturday

The Georgia football team was back in Sanford Stadium Saturday for its second preseason scrimmage.

This time, during the six minutes or so of media viewing, the seats were nearly empty. A week earlier a sizable number of Magill Society donors and invited guests were on hand.

That might be an indication that the season is nearing, just two weeks away now. The less information that gets out may be viewed as better by coach Kirby Smart.

Cade Mays, who is sharing first team snaps at right guard with Ben Cleveland, was swaying to some rap music blaring over the speakers.

Here are some observations during the session held with the temperature of 91 degrees:

--Running back D’Andre Swift took part in the position drills. Swift missed at least a portion of practice last Tuesday for undisclosed reasons. He continued to go through the line behind Brian Herrien. They were followed by Zamir White and James Cook.

Running backs coach Dell McGee threw short passes to the players one by one as they went through the line.

--Freshman inside linebacker Nakobe Dean wasn’t spotted, according to Dawgs247 and The Athletic. Smart is scheduled to meet the media after the scrimmage and may disclose an injury Dean could be dealing with. Dean was pushing for a starting spot with Monty Rice and Tae Crowder.